Broke and Broken
The Crises Facing Local Government in England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6458114 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Jeffery (0000-0002-1529-8001, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 199-205 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Political Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3179 • E-ISSN: 1467-923X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-923x.13478 |
| OpenAlex | W4406378362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
English local government faces a perilous position owing to insufficient funding, structural issues and capacity challenges. Fourteen years of austerity have significantly reduced council budgets, while increased demand for services—particularly adult social care—has strained resources. The current funding system is regressive and fails to incentivise economic growth, and the structure of local government is not fit for purpose due to a focus on unitary authorities, which are sub‐optimal for service delivery. To address these issues, this article proposes a four‐tier system of local government, a more robust funding mechanism and electoral reforms to ensure effective governance and representation
Austerity · Business · Corporate governance · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · Government (linguistics · Local government · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Unitary state · Finance · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |